Bank notes and coins. An economist at FNB, Koketso Mano, says the Reserve Bank’s decision to target the lower part of the 3 to 6% inflation range will have some implications for workers and businesses. Mano argues that workers will face challenges negotiating salary increases beyond 3% while businesses will be forced to absorb rising…
Second phase of government’s operation to retrieve illegal miners from underground in Stilfontein. 2 minutes North West Community Safety MEC Wessels Morweng says this kind of retrieval operation of illegal miners at Stilfontein is the first of its kind to be carried out. The second phase of government’s operation to bring to the surface illegal…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa with the SACP leadership. 1 minute The South African Community Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) have agreed to set up a joint alliance consensus mechanism to speed up their reconfiguration programme. This follows a meeting between party leaders in Johannesburg on Monday. The meeting was led by ANC president,…
Image supplied The partnership kicked off in 2023 to investigate and advance the feasibility of an electric minibus taxi in South African conditions by testing production vehicles in South Africa. The project team, consisting of GoMetro, Powerfleet (formerly MiX Telematics), HSW, ACDC Dynamics, and various entities within Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering, conducted rigorous and…
VBS branch 1 minute Disgruntled VBS Mutual Bank depositors have expressed outrage at the news that municipalities who deposited money in the collapsed bank, would be the first to be reimbursed. This follows the recovery of R670 million by the liquidators of the collapsed bank. The recovery of the money by liquidators had brought hope…
Healthcare worker educates young women 2 minutes Young women in Umlazi, south of Durban, are challenging other young people to show their resilience in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). They were part of a campaign by non-profit-organisation, Girl Effect which aims to improve the lives of young women. The campaign coincides…
Warning sign of cars flooding. 1 minute The South African Weather Service has issued a level five weather warning for parts of the Eastern Cape. This includes heavy disruptive rains which may lead to localised flooding and a possible danger to life. Affected areas include the Buffalo City Metro, Amathole and the OR Tambo District….
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ Team. 1 minute Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ team’s mission to defend the Women’s CAF Champions League has failed after the South African champions were knocked out of the group stages. The outgoing champions bowed out after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Nigerian outfit Edo Queens in a Group B in Casablanca, Morocco last…
Tanker delivers water to residents amidst water outage. 1 minute Rand Water’s planned maintenance in Gauteng is set to start tomorrow and end on Tuesday next week. It will result in low water pressure and temporary water outages in some parts of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Ekurhuleni. The water utility says that after Gauteng, it will…
The trial against four people accused of the kidnapping and killing of six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane is expected to finally get underway next Monday. The trial was recently postponed on several occasions after the prosecutor called in sick. The suspects were arrested in 2022 after the young girl’s mutilated body was discovered in bushes following her…
